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Simon Steiger
I currently develop interactive visualization platforms in Shiny to empower patients, doctors and industrial partners. I have a background in psychology and statistical modeling, and contributed to several interdisciplinary research projects in the past.
In my free time, I keep my statistical skills fresh by working on research projects with my friends. Feel free to have a look at my GitHub page!
Education
MSc. Psychology
Mannheim, GER
University of Mannheim
2022 - 2019
- Thesis: Comparing inter- and intraspecific learning trajectories in two Ara species using Bayes Factors.
- Focus project: Bayesian methods for hierarchical data.
- Minor: Philisophy of Science.
BSc. Psychology
Mannheim, GER
University of Mannheim
2019 - 2015
- Thesis: Measuring reflection in innovative and classical teaching formats: A cognitive pretest on the HAREBE reflection sub scale.
- Focus project: The influence of affective states on time perception.
- Minor: Computer Science
Industry
R Shiny developer
Stockholm, SWE
Karolinska University Hospital
Present - 2022
- Developed and published an R Shiny app to communicate data from the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register to industrial partners.
- Created user-friendly parameterized reports on public health surveillance data in rheumatology using R Markdown and LaTeX.
- Currently developing an R Shiny app to empower patients and clinicians with data from the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register.
Research
Statistician
Nuremberg, GER
Nuremberg Hospital
2022 - 2020
- Prepared, analyzed, visualized and communicated data with R and R Markdown for scientific publications in the health sector.
Research Assistant
Lund, SWE
Lund University
2022 - 2022
- Gathered and analyzed data on rhythmic behavior in chimpanzees.
- Attended an international conference on rhythmic behavior in animals.
Research Assistant
Mannheim, GER
University of Mannheim
2022 - 2016
- Programmed, conducted, and helped in the analysis of several research projects.
- Evaluated the validity of two questionnaires.
Research Assistant
Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife), ESP
Max Planck Institute
2020 - 2020
- Designed two cognitive experiments on rule learning and risk-sensitivity in neotropic parrots.
- Independently collected data.
Research Assistant
Mannheim, GER
GESIS Leibniz Institute
2019 - 2019
- Conducted cognitive interviews and analyzed results, which I presented to the client.
Research Assistant
Mannheim, GER
University of Mannheim
2018 - 2018
- Conducted cogntive interviews to evaluate a new questionnaire tool as part of my bachelor thesis.
Teaching
Guest Lecturer on Statistical Inference
Remote
DFKGT e.V.
2022 - 2021
- Held a lecture series on applied statistical inference in the health sector.
Publications
Does delirium present itself in pictorial works? A systematic analysis of pictorial works by geriatric inpatients with and without delirium
GMS Journal of Arts Therapies
N/A
2023 - 2023
- Contributed statistical analyses to study pictoral expression in elderly people with and without delirium.